87R8186 ANG-D
By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4631
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of the county attorney and
district attorney in Ector County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 43.137, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c) In addition to exercising the duties and authority
conferred on district attorneys by general law, the district
attorney represents the state in the district and inferior courts
in Ector County in all criminal cases, juvenile matters under Title
3, Family Code, and matters involving children's protective
services.
(d) The district attorney has no power, duty, or privilege
in any civil matter, other than civil asset forfeiture and civil
bond forfeiture matters.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 45.168 to read as follows:
Sec. 45.168. ECTOR COUNTY. (a) It is the primary duty of
the county attorney in Ector County to represent the state, Ector
County, and the officials of the county in all civil matters, other
than asset forfeiture and bond forfeiture matters for which the
district attorney is responsible, pending before the courts of
Ector County and any other court in which the state, Ector County,
or the county officials have matters pending.
(b) The county attorney has no power, duty, or privilege in
Ector County relating to criminal matters, juvenile matters under
Title 3, Family Code, or matters involving children's protective
services.
SECTION 3. Section 43.137, Government Code, as amended by
this Act, and Section 45.168, Government Code, as added by this Act,
apply only to a proceeding commenced on or after the effective date
of this Act. A proceeding commenced before the effective date of
this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the proceeding
was commenced, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.